1. The Beneficiary Advisory Council is hereby created within the Division.
2. The function of the Beneficiary Advisory Council is to advise the Medicaid Advisory Committee on matters of concern relating to the development of policy concerning Medicaid and the effective administration of Medicaid, including, without limitation:
(a) The experience of being a recipient of Medicaid;
(b) The ability of recipients of Medicaid to access services covered by Medicaid to improve access to care, quality and health outcomes; and
(c) Methods to better promote health equity for recipients of Medicaid.